Governors Should Stop Shifting Blame, We Have Sufficient Funds to Address Insecurity – Gov Sule

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has called on fellow governors to take full responsibility for security, emphasizing that the current unprecedented financial resources available to them eliminate any grounds for excuses. Speaking at the 2025 Northern Nigeria Investment and Industrialization Summit in Abuja, Sule pointed out that monthly allocations to the three tiers of government have quadrupled under President Bola Tinubu’s reforms.

He highlighted that over N2.2 trillion was shared in August alone, a significant increase from the N590 billion to N620 billion shared monthly when he assumed office in 2019. Sule urged northern governors to invest these funds in sectors that can drive economic transformation while prioritizing state security.

Sule stressed that every state now has sufficient resources to ensure security and should stop shifting blame. He cited progress in Nasarawa, including securing commitments from solid minerals investors to establish processing plants, leading to the completion of a 3,000-metric-tonne-per-day facility and another 6,000-tonne plant awaiting inauguration. Additionally, he confirmed oil reserves of five to seven million barrels and plans to expand rice cultivation from 3,300 to 8,000 hectares before his tenure ends.

The summit, themed Unlocking Strategic Opportunities in Mining, Agriculture and Power, aimed to explore industrialization and investment pathways in the region. The Federation Account Allocation Committee had earlier announced the distribution of N2.22 trillion from a gross total of N3.63 trillion in August.